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View from Powell's Plateau, Grand Canyon, Colorado

Thomas Moran, American, b. Britain, 1837–1926

Recto: View of the Grand Canyon from the rim of Powell's Plateau, one of the most scenic vistas of the Grand Canyon and Colorado River, named after the explorer and geologist John Wesley Powell, leader of the Colorado River Expedition.

Date

1873

Type

landscapes

Medium

Recto: Brush and watercolor, white gouache, graphite on tan wove paper Verso: Graphite on paper

Department

CHNDM

Institution

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object number

chndm_1917-17-26

Credit

Gift of Thomas Moran